Kyle Turley hits Brees again

this is a discussion within the Saints Community Forum; “People don’t like to see those things, I guess,’’ Turley said of the “bounty program’’ the NFL said the Saints ran for the last three seasons. “People don’t like to see when people I guess call out certain things they ...

“People don’t like to see those things, I guess,’’ Turley said of the “bounty program’’ the NFL said the Saints ran for the last three seasons. “People don’t like to see when people I guess call out certain things they might not want to see. But the reality is the reality. I just merely suggested if all of these people in the Saints knew that potentially Drew Brees knew. If Drew Brees knew about that, then there’s a bigger, bigger, bigger, bigger, bigger problem.’’

I have to say, I actually think Kyle has a point. Drew has taken a very public and pro-active stance on the player safety issue, and has a powerful role in the NFLPA, which has a clear safety directive...if he knew and didn't say or do anything, then it is kind of a big deal. I have my own theories on the issue, but at the risk of turning into Glenn Beck or Alex Jones, I will keep them to myself.

Turley pointed to Brees’ role as an executive member of the NFL Players Association, which negotiated a new labor deal last summer that included provisions for additional player safety. Turley went on to clarify what that “bigger problem’’ would be.

“That is that guys like Drew who hold high executive positions in the union are continuing to not address the real issues going on in the game of football,’’ Turley said.

Turley said it’s part of Brees’ ethical responsibility to help promote player safety and said he was bothered by some fans saying his initial comments were a personal attack on Brees.

“People just don’t get it,’’ Turley said. “They don’t understand. All I want to know is if Drew knew. That’s all I suggested. If all these people around the team and the Saints knew about all this, if the coaches knew, the general manager knew, the head coach knew, the owner knew, then I’m pretty sure Drew Brees knew. If a guy like Drew Brees knew, there needs to be accountability held.’’